The revival of Guided By Voices' '92-'96 line-up is sure to be a highlight of Matador's 21st Birthday Festival in Vegas this fall. If you can't make it, you're in luck. The label's bash is apparently…   Read Story »

Jesus Lizard put on great shows in the '90s. Just as intense, albeit in a different way, were Guided By Voices' acrobatic karate-kicking, beer-swilling collagist epics. It's unclear if Robert Pollard…   Read Story »

One of the best songs from one of the best bands off one of the best albums. Former Fantasy Owen Pallett chose Alien Lanes' "Game Of Pricks" for his contribution to a series the A.V. Club has going…   Read Story »

With this year's turn toward tape hiss and rusty-hinged rock sounds, it's nice to hear something fresh from the voice that guided them all (all the time, listen to GBV all the time). It's not like…   Read Story »

This recap contains spoilers, but it also contains a montage of Ted hugging people to GBV's "Glad Girls." You're right, they should've used "Smothered in Hugs," but take a look anyway.   Read Story »

Every now and then some magazine or other sort of publication decides to trot out their "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Of All Time." The last of note we wrote about was Blender (RIP, dudes) in 2007,…   Read Story »

Cosmos is the collaboration between Richard Davies (the Moles, the amazing Cardinal) and Robert Pollard (that Robert Pollard). Their debut Jar Of Jam Ton Of Bricks is out 6/9 via Happy Jack Rock. For…   Read Story »

Cosmos is the collaboration between Richard Davies (the Moles, the amazing Cardinal) and Robert Pollard (that Robert Pollard). Their debut Jar Of Jam Ton Of Bricks is out 6/9 via Happy Jack Rock. For…   Read Story »

Today we announce a partnership that brings you classic indie rock albums at hugely discounted prices. Every week, Amazon.com is letting us select one album from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up…   Read Story »

In a chillier Take Away, BTW Throw Me The Statue bundle up and hop on a ferry outside of Seattle to play two of our favorite Moonbeams songs, "Lolita" and "About To Walk." Interestingly, when we…   Read Story »